EL/M-2238 STAR

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The EL/M-2238 3D-STAR is a multi-purpose air and surface-search naval radar system developed by IAI Elta for medium-sized ships like corvettes and frigates. STAR is an acronym of Surveillance & Threat Alert Radar.[1]

Design and description[edit]

It is a 3D multi-beam and multi-mode fully coherent pulse Doppler search radar which functions in the S band (2-4 GHz). It can perform both surface and aerial search simultaneously. It is designed to support anti-air and surface-gunnery systems. The antenna in the Doppler sensor has a planar array for 3D multi-beam operations and a vertical array of strip radiators. It has programmable signal processing and is stabilized within a roll and pitch of 20 degrees. It comes in three variants - a larger dual-face version, a medium version and a small single-face version.[2][3]

Type Instrumentation range (km) Fighter aircraft detection (km) Automatic missile detection (km) Scan rate (rpm) Above/below-deck weight (kg) Power requirement (kW)
Small 200 150 20 12/24 700/1300 20
Medium 250 200 25 N/A 840/1300 21
Large 350 250 28 6/15 1500/2000 34

Operators[edit]

The radar is installed in ships of the following navies:[3]

 Indian Navy
 Republic of Singapore Navy
 Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
  • Mariscal Sucre class frigate - Installed while upgrading the first two ships Mariscal Sucre (F-21) and Almirante Brión (F-22). Installed on the stub mast.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "EL/M-2238 STAR". IAI. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. "EL/M-2238 STAR" (PDF). IAI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.

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